Want a seat at the table where investment and resource decisions are made? As a key financial partner to our Research & Development (R&D) and General & Administrative (G&A) teams, you'll turn financial and operational data into insights that help leaders make informed decisions.
You'll work closely with leaders across the organization to challenge assumptions, connect financial performance to business priorities, and bring clarity to complex decisions. Reporting directly to the VP of Financial Planning & Analysis, you'll play an important role in how Coveo plans and allocates its resources.
As our Senior Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis, you will:- Serve as the primary financial partner for R&D and G&A leaders, owning their budgets, forecasts, headcount plans, and workforce planning end-to-end.
- Develop a deep understanding of each function's operational and financial drivers, including headcount, compensation, technology investments, external resources, departmental spending, and other key cost drivers.
- Translate financial and operational data into actionable recommendations, helping leaders evaluate investments, trade-offs, resource allocation, and opportunities to improve efficiency.
- Prepare and present clear financial analyses for business reviews, planning cycles, investment decisions, and resource requests.
- Act as the liaison between business leaders, HR Business Partners, and Corporate FP&A to ensure alignment, planning discipline, and visibility into evolving business needs.
- Actively participate in annual budgeting and monthly and quarterly forecasting, while collaborating with the Business Intelligence team to continuously improve reporting and data visualization tools such as Sigma and Snowflake.
- At least 3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or a similar finance role.
- Demonstrated experience as a Finance Business Partner, with the ability to challenge assumptions, influence senior leaders, and translate business priorities into financial implications.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of cost structures, workforce planning, operating expenses, resource allocation, and how decisions across functions affect company-wide financial projections.
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills, along with experience using business intelligence and visualization tools such as Sigma or Power BI.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field; a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation is an asset.
- Experience partnering directly with R&D, technology, or G&A functions in a software or technology company.
- Experience with Adaptive Planning or a similar financial planning and budgeting system.
- Comfort navigating a fast-moving environment where priorities evolve, ambiguity is part of the day-to-day, and thoughtful recommendations sometimes need to be made with imperfect information.
Do you think you can bring this role to life? Send us your application, we want to hear from you!
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We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of, for example, age, gender, disability, gaps in CV, national or ethnic background.
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Skills Required
- At least 3 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a similar finance role
- Experience as a Finance Business Partner, including challenging assumptions, influencing senior leaders, and translating business priorities into financial implications
- Strong business acumen and understanding of cost structures, workforce planning, operating expenses, resource allocation, and company-wide financial projections
- Advanced Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets skills
- Experience using business intelligence and visualization tools such as Sigma or Power BI
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field
- CPA or CFA designation
- Experience partnering with R&D, technology, or G&A functions in a software or technology company
- Experience with Adaptive Planning or a similar financial planning and budgeting system
- Comfort working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment and making recommendations with imperfect information
Coveo Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Coveo and has not been reviewed or approved by Coveo.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is considered comprehensive and good value, spanning medical, dental, vision, disability, mental‑health support, telemedicine, and an EAP. This breadth and perceived affordability stand out across locations.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, PTO/sick leave, volunteer time off, and work‑from‑home flexibility are commonly available. Flexible working hours and solid vacation policies in Canada further support work‑life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental‑leave top‑ups, options to extend leave, and on‑site daycare in Quebec City indicate robust family support. These provisions complement caregiver‑friendly flexibility in day‑to‑day scheduling.
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What We Do
Coveo powers the digital experiences of the world’s most innovative brands serving millions of people and billions of interactions across every digital experience. After a decade of enriching our market-leading platform with forward-thinking global enterprises, we know what it takes to gain a trusted AI-experience advantage. We strongly believe that the future is business-to-person, that experience is today’s competitive front line, a make or break for every business. For enterprises to achieve this AI-experience advantage at scale, it is imperative to have an Enterprise Spinal and composable ability to deliver AI semantic search and generative experiences at each customer and employee interaction.
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